Liverpool vs Aston Villa Match Analysis and Prediction

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Anfield welcomes back its legend for the first time as Steven Gerald returns to face Liverpool as Aston Villa manager on Saturday what will be brilliant and emotional Premier League fixture with kickoff at 17:00.

Liverpool have been brilliant this season claiming 10 wins from their 15 matches, drawing four while losing just once and currently sit in the second place on 34 points in the Premier League with just a point behind leader Manchester City.

Jurgen Klopp’s machine appear to have hit a different gear at the moment and are playing with plenty of confidence as they head into the match on the back of a six-match winning streak on the bounce across all competition. They are coming off a 2-1 win against Ac Milan in final group match of the EUFA Champions League last Tuesday at san Siro. The win saw Liverpool become the first English side to finish the group stage with 100% record.

Back to the Premier League Liverpool will be looking to make five wins in a row in the Saturday’s crucial fixture. The Reds once again could rely on Divock Origi to deliver them a late winner as the Belgian came off the bench in the second half to earn Liverpool a later winner against Wolves last weekend. The win saw Merseyside giants move into the second place and will be looking to keep up the pace with Man City and Chelsea in the title race.

Meanwhile have been displaying signs of improvement and have looked a different side since the arrival of Steven Gerrard as he has sparked a turnaround at Villa Park with the club recording three wins in their last four matches under him.

The Villans demonstrated what they can do under the former Liverpool mid-fielder last time out in the Premier League as they came from behind to beat Leicester City 2-1 last weekend at Villa Park thanks to a brace from Ezri Konsa.

However, Villa will need to work on their defence coming into this match as they have kept just one clean sheet in their nine Premier League matches, conceding four goals in the last three.

This will be a close and emotional fight with both sides going for a win but Liverpool will fancy their chances as they have won in all their last three meetings against Villa at Anfield. Also Liverpool are yet to lose at home this season across all competitions.

Liverpool vs Aston Villa head to head

Both sides have met in 54 encounters since 1993 with Liverpool claiming 31 victories while Aston Villa have claimed 13 victories and there have been 10 draws.